CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24984, 19 September 1946, Page 5

CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF

Church Divorce Law.—The Protestant Episcopal Church of America at its 55th triennial convention in Philadelphia, passed as a church law a canomto permit the remarriage of divorced church members at the discretion of individual dioceses. Previously only the innocent parties in divorces granted because of adultery were permitted to remarry.—Philadelphia, September 17.

French Electoral System. The French Constituent Assembly decided by 242 votes to 212 against asking the nation in a referendum to decide the method of electing its representatives. The vote was a knell for the hopes of the Right and Centre parties, which wanted to scrap the present electoral system under which voters choose between parties and not between individuals. —Paris, September 17

Austrian Ambassadors Appointed Dr. Rudolf Kohlruss has been appointed Austrian Ambassador to the Vatican. Dr. Heinrich Wildner is to be Austrian Ambassador to Turkey.— Vienna. September 18,

U.S. Soldier Sentenced.—An American private. Edward Bunsa, aged 19, was sentenced to five years’ ment and dishonourable discharge from the Army for a hit-and-run accident last July, when a jeep he was driving in Frankfurt injured three British girls. Witnesses gave evidence that Bunsa drove with the wheel chained.—Berlin, September 17.

Survivors of Wrecked Tanker Sighted.—United States Coastguard headquarters has announced that an Army plane sighted a raft with additional survivors of the wrecked tanker Merit 11. It was 70 miles due east of Cape Henry, Virginia.—New York, September 17.

Sale of N.Z. Stamps In London.— One of the most important collections of New Zealand stamps to be sold in Britain for a number of years will be auctioned next April, when a New Bond street firm of stamp dealers will sell the collection of the late Benjamin Goodfellow, a Manchester lawyer end vice-president of the Royal Philatelic Society. Mr Goodfellow was one of the leading collectors of New Zealand stamps In Britain. The collection is now being catalogued.—London, September 17.

Czechoslovakia's Recovery,—"Czechoslovakia. through hard work and industry, is returning rapidly to her prewar stability," said Dr. Edgar Booth, chairman of the International Wool Secretariat, after a visit to Czechoslovakia. He inspected large wool textile mills and 61her factories and discussed how the secretariat could help the development of the wool industry to meet the needs of the Czech people. —London, September 17. Canadian By-election.—The Government has apparently lost a seat in the Quebec by-election, where Mr Caouette, a member of the new monetary reform party, "L’Unlon des Electeurs,” similar to the Alberta Douglas Credit Party, leads the Liberal candidate by 600 votes. Returns are almost complete. The Government now has only 123 seats of the total of 245. Mr Caouette advocated pensions of 60 dollars a month to all persons over 60. -Ottawa. September 17.

Dakota Crashes at Brussels.—A Dakota on the Brussels to London air line, after taking off, hit a chimney of a hangar on the outskirts of the aerodrome and crashed. The Belgian wireless operator was killed and seven other occupants injured.—Brussels, September 17.

Murder Charge in Sydney.—Sidney Grant, aged 28, and Keith George Hope, aged 23, were committed for trial the Coroner’s Court ,in Sydney on a charge .of having murdered Detective V. D. Ahearn in a police car on August 11. Counsel for Hope asked the coroner to dismiss the charge against his client as there was not a prima facie case against him. The coroner replied that he considered Hope culpable because he knew* Grant had a pistol in his possession and had expressed the intention of using it— Sydney, September 18.

Pope Receives Jesuit Head.—The Pope received the new head of the Jesuits. Father Janssens, at his summer residence, Castel Gandolfo. Father Janssens pledged the Jesuits’ loyalty and devotion to the Pope.—Rome, September 17.

Death Sentence for German Gang Leader.—A Russian military court sentenced to death Horst Schulz, aged 17, leader of a gang of nine Berlin youths known -as the ‘'Black Hand,’’ for terrorism and armed attacks against Russian soldiers. Eight were sentenced to imprisonment. The gang was made up of Hitler Youth members, who fought durins the last months of the war in the Volksturm and concealed their arms on the German capitulation. —Berlin. September 17. Sydney Power-house Dispute Settled.—A settlement of the Bunnerong power-house dispute over shift work has been reached after a threeday conference between the Sydney County Council and the unions. The settlement will end a deadlock of two years’ standing, which has caused disastrous strikes and loss of light and power for the city of Sydney. The terms of the agreement have not been disclosed.—Sydney, September 18.